Indrek Talpsep

Experience

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  Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF)

  May 2011 - Mar 2015

  Constructed Wetlands Expert

  As a constructed wetlands expert, I played a role in a cross-border project engaging with different stakeholders in the agri-business, from farmers to state institutions, doing research and case studies as well as promote different water protection and purification measures. In addition, I was a member of a small team on behalf of the Center for Environmental Investments assessing the project applications in the water program investments.

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  FSC Estonia

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2020

  Executive Director/Board Member

  As an Executive Director of FSC Estonia, I was in charge of the everyday operations and the strategic development of the organization.As a head of a small NGO, I had to bring multiple skills to the table, essentially being a one-man-show for a long time as the role had so many different facets to it. Among other tasks, it was my responsibility to develop the yearly financial and action plans, manage the finances and contracts with partners and employees, manage the development of risk assessments and standards, lead on reporting, manage outreach and engage with the members of the organization, chair the board meetings, members' meetings, standard development group meetings, etc.Further, I was the organization representative in engaging with a wide spectrum of stakeholders from businesses, social and environmental NGOs to different state institutions and media.Bringing a growth mindset to the organization, I was able to go from a part-time position to a leadership role in the Baltic region and become a significant partnership organization for FSC International in Europe. Show less

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  Forest Stewardship Council™

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  FSC National Risk Assessment Global Network Coordinator

  As a global network coordinator of the FSC national risk assessments, it was my responsibility to oversee the development processes of the assessments and engage with the network partners on a global scale, ranging from the Asia-Pacific region to the Americas. Furthermore, I had to check and give preliminary approvals to project applications, feed into the development of the internal procedures, and give presentations.

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  Forest Stewardship Council™

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  As a member of the European Regional Coordination Team, I had to feed into the development of the strategic plan of the region and filter the important from the unimportant. Within the team, my focus area was the FSC normative framework on the forestry side of the business. I was also a liaison between FSC International and the 18 regional network partners. As a Baltic Sub-regional Director, I was in charge of integrating individuals into a small international team, functioning cross-border and leading the development of sustainable forestry in the region. I was also responsible for managing the finances and the strategy of the region. In addition, I engaged with different stakeholders and acted as a link between the regional stakeholders and FSC International, and, if need be, managed disputes.

  • Member of the European Regional Coordination Team

    Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Baltic Sub-regional Director

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
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  Sustinere

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  ESG & Change Management Expert

  As an ESG and change management expert I was responsible for developing sustainability strategies with different clients, mainly large enterprises.To create strategies that would actually be implemented, the processes were based on workshops, senior management and employee engagement with an emphasis on not only the strategy, but also the ways to implement it via active change management.

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  Sustinere

  Oct 2024 - now

  ESG Expert